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#2 Brodus Clay

Brodus Clay was a "Funksaurus" for the WWE

Several years before he made it to the main roster of WWE, or even into NXT, Brodus Clay had the original character name of G-Rilla in WWE developmental league Florida Championship Wrestling.

When part of NXT, the man finally began using the name "Brodus Clay" and had a monster heel gimmick, pretty much destroying everyone in his path. That work with NXT briefly led to Clay debuting as the bodyguard of Alberto Del Rio and appearing in the WWE-produced film No One Lives. Vignettes promoting the call-up of Clay to the main roster followed for several weeks, emphasizing the darkness of the character.

Then on January 9, 2012, the debut of Brodus Clay on Monday Night Raw came, and it was nothing like what was promised. Clay was now a funky dinosaur -- a "Funkasaurus" -- accompanied by two dancers, Cameron and Naomi, known as The Funkadactyls. Before and after every match, Clay danced to his theme song, "Somebody Call My Momma," often inviting children into the ring to dance with him and the Funkadactyls.

Ultimately, Clay would help turn once-monster heel Tensai into a fellow dancing guy and they became the tag team Tons Of Funk. But as expected with a once-vibrant and friendly dancing wrestler, Clay eventually turned back to his old ways and stopped the smiling and dancing.